Keeping resolutions

By Greg Johnson

It’s the beginning of January again and you know what that means: Resolutions.
Should old acquaintance be forgot? No, but some of your bad habits certainly should become distant memories. There are lots of programs on campus to help you live up to your New Year's promises and make this year better than the last.

GET IN SHAPE: The GlobalFit Corporate Fitness Program offers benefits-eligible Penn employees and their family members discounts at many area health clubs. For more information, call 800-294-1500 or visit www.globalfit.com.
You can also join the Pottruck Center. Visit www.upenn.edu/recreation or email memserve@pobox.upenn.edu for more information.
New to physical fitness? Start with baby steps through the Penn Walking Program, a flexible, motivational health and wellness resource. The program is structured in 12-week sessions with specific milestones, and you can start at any time. For more information, contact Human Resources at 215-898-5116 or email suzsmith@upenn.edu.

EAT HEALTHIER: Need to put down the salt and pick up the celery? Try PennFit, a free education, motivation and reward program for individuals working towards improved health. PennFit RESULTS offers monthly educational courses, lectures, workshops and activities focused on wellness, such as healthy eating and stress management. For more information, email Chris Bosch at cbosch@pobox.upenn.edu.

READ MORE: Looking to feed your mind instead of your tummy? Penn Press has lots of great titles to choose from. Pick up “Electing the President, 2008: The Insiders’ View” by Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, and FactCheck.org’s Brooks Jackson. Together the authors assembled top campaign staffers from the 2008 presidential election for postelection analysis.
Read about black conservatives who proudly support the likes of Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. In his book, “Black Conservative Intellectuals in Modern America,” Michael L. Ondaatje chronicles black conservatism in America from the early 1980s to today, featuring influential black conservatives such as Clarence Thomas and Shelby Steele. For more information about Penn Press books, visit www.upenn.edu/pennpress.

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